Staff Favorites & Reviews

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No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

	Adventures of Charlie the Ranch Dog An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Ree Drummond and Diane De Groat from Barnes & Noble for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka from Schwartz & Wade for Preschool-2nd grade 2012 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99
	Barkley An Early I Can Read Book by Syd Hoff from Harper & Row for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 2nd-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $10.99
	Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond 50th Anniversary Edition from Houghton Mifflin Animal Fantasy for 2nd-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Bears Usborne Beginners by Emma Helbrough from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade 1953 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Case of the Cat's Meow An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Crosby Bonsall from Weekly Reader Mystery/Suspense for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrated by Lynd Ward First Edition from Simon and Schuster Eastern Fairy Tale for 3rd-6th grade 1931 Newbery Medal winner in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT)
	Cats Usborne Beginners by Anna Milbourne from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White from HarperCollins for 2nd-6th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany from Macmillan Norse Mythology for 3rd-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $40.00 (1 in stock)
	Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit (adapted) by Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated by Don Daily from Running Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende & Harry Devlin from Purple House Press for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn & Hal Iggulden from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-Adult in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN) $22.99
	Danny and the Dinosaur Go To Camp An I Can Read Book by Syd Hoff from HarperCollins for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins from Random House for Kindergarten-3rd Grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Dogs Usborne Beginners by Emma Helbrough from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul from Reformation Trust Publishing for 1st-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Elephant and Piggie Complete Collection - Boxed Set by Mo Willems from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $95.00 (1 in stock)
	Elephants Usborne Beginners by James MacLaine from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $3.15 (1 in stock)
	Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base from Scholastic Inc. for 5th-Adult in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Finding Winnie The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick First Edition from Little, Brown & Company for Nursery-2nd grade 2016 Caldecott Winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.99
	Fossil Book Wonders of Creation Series by Gary & Mary Parker from Master Books for 4th-10th grade in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO) $15.19
	Go, Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman from Random House Animal Fantasy/Rhyming Stories for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Great Gracie Chase Stop That Dog! by Cynthia Rylant from Blue Sky press for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Harry and the Lady Next Door An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Gene Zion from HarperCollins Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	Horses and Ponies Usborne Beginners by Anna Milbourne from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss from Random House Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Inheritance Cycle - Hardcover set by Christopher Paolini from Random House for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	James Herriot's Treasury for Children by James Herriot, illustrated by Ruth Brown & Peter Barrett Unabridged from Macmillan Realistic Fiction for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $25.99
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $19.99
	Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, introduction by Bailie Tolkien Centenary Edition from William Morrow & Company for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $32.00
	Light and the Glory 1492-1793 God's Plan for America by Peter Marshall, David Manuel Revised Expanded from Revell Publishing for 9th-Adult in Light and the Glory (Location: HISA-LG)
	Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo 1^st edition from Candlewick Press for 2nd-3rd grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	Miracle Man The Story of Jesus by John Hendrix from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.99
	Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs by Bonnie Worth, illustrated by Steve Haefele from Random House Books for Young Readers for 2nd-4th grade in Cat in the Hat's Learning Library (Location: EAR-CAT) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Pandas Usborne Beginners by James Maclaine, illustrated by Jenny Cooper and Richard Watson from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Pegasus by Marianna Mayer & K. Y. Craft 1st ed from HarperCollins for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99
	Planes Usborne Beginners by Fiona Patchett from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 02^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade 1986 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.00
	Polar Express With Ornament & Audio Read by Liam Neeson by Chris Van Allsburg from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade 1986 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.00
	Poor Richard by James Daugherty Biography for 6th-9th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness from Holt, Rinehart and Winston Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Search for God and Guinness A Biography of the Beer That Changed the World by Stephen Mansfield from Thomas Nelson Publishers for 10th-Adult in Culture of Drinking & Wine (Location: XCU-WIN)
	See the Dog by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka from Candlewick Press for Kindergarten-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $8.99
	Ships Usborne Beginners: Level 2 by Emily Bone from Usborne for Preschool-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Should I Share My Ice Cream? An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems 1^st edition from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Squire and the Scroll A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart by Jennie Bishop from Warner Press Allegories and Moral Stories for 2nd-5th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel from Chronicle Books 2017 Caldecott Honor book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99
	Three Pigs by David Wiesner 1^st edition from Clarion Books for Preschool-2nd grade 2002 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $18.99
	Thunderhoof by Syd Hoff from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Tigers by James MacLaine from Usborne for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
	Trains Usborne Beginners by Emily Bone from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $4.49
	Watership Down by Richard Adams Reissue from Atheneum for 10th-Adult 1972 Carnegie Medal in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $29.99
	We Are In a Book! An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems 1^st edition from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-1st grade 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Wolves by James Maclaine, illustrated by John Francis and Kimberley Scott from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $3.15 (1 in stock)
	Yankee Doodle Boy A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution Told by Himself by Joseph Martin from Holiday House Historical Non-Fiction for 5th-8th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV) $12.00 (1 in stock)

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